UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
      PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


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|  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)    |   February 10, 2005   |
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                                    NUTRACEA
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              Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         California                  0-32565                  87-0673375
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(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission               (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)              File Number)           Identification No.)


              1261 Hawks' Flight Court, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
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                     (Address of principal executive office

Registration's telephone number, including area code:     (916) 933-7000
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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SECTION 1 - REGISTRANT'S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS

ITEM 1.01     ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

On  February  9,  2005,  Nutracea's  Board of Directors approved the issuance of
35,000 restricted, unregistered shares of Nutracea's common stock to each of the
current  Directors  as  compensation  for  their services as Board Members.  The
current  directors  are  Patricia  McPeak,  Bradley Edson, Eliot Drell and Ernie
Bodai.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934, the
registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: February 18, 2005                           NUTRACEA
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                                                 (Registrant)


                                              /s/ Bradley Edson
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                                           Bradley Edson, President